JIM ROYLE would be in trouble if he told his wife Barbara, but a third of men think women make too much fuss about Christmas.

They reckon the festive season would be less rushed, cheaper and less stressful if they were in charge, it emerged yesterday.

A quarter of men would ditch turkey for a different meat and almost a fifth would opt for steak and chips or even a takeaway.

Half wouldn’t bother sending Christmas cards and – no surprise here – 40 per cent would dodge a visit to the in-laws.

Christmas is always fantastic in my house but if I were in charge, celebrations would end up being very different.

Will Mellor

The children would help in the kitchen and presents would be bought gift-wrapped.

The findings emerged in a study of 2,000 men for Red Tractor Beef and Lamb.

Will Mellor, the actor and father who stars in BBC Three’s comedy White Man Van, said diplomatically: “Christmas is always fantastic in my house but if I were in charge, celebrations would end up being very different.”